Nelson started 14 games in 2006 and was a finalist for the Jim Thorpe and Bronko Nagurski awards, according to floridagators.com, as he and the Gators finished the season as national champions. He was selected for the honor along with former NFL defensive back Lito Sheppard.

Townsend was drafted in the fifth round by the Raiders so he may have Hall of Fame aspirations of his own. Punters usually aren’t drafted at all, but Oakland needed an inexpensive option after cutting veteran punter Marquette King in a salary cap dump.

Townsend looked the part in the Raiders’ preseason win against the Lions Friday, however, and if he wants to make it to the UF Hall of Fame, he has a prime example in Nelson.